Former USCIRF commissioner advises Barack Obama to spend his vitality complimenting India, not criticising it

Barack Obama is drawing quite a lot of his flak over his solutions to a query on Prime Minister Narendra Modi even from voices inside the USA now.

Former Commissioner of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, Johnnie Moore has mentioned that the previous US President ought to focus his vitality on complimenting India greater than criticising India.

#WATCH | Reacting to former US President Barack Obama’s remarks concerning the rights of Indian Muslims, Johnnie Moore, former Commissioner of US Commission on International Religious Freedom, says, “I believe the previous president (Barack Obama) ought to spend his vitality complimenting… pic.twitter.com/227e1p17Ll

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Moore’s assertion was in regard to contentious remarks made by Obama throughout an interview with CNN information host Christiane Amanpour, simply hours earlier than PM Modi made his historic handle on the joint session of the US Congress.

“I think the former president (Barack Obama) should spend his energy complimenting India more than criticising India. India is the most diverse country in human history. It’s not a perfect country, just like the US is not a perfect country, but its diversity is its strength… Even in that critique, President Obama couldn’t help but also compliment PM Modi, and I certainly understand why, having spent some time with him,” Moore mentioned.

Further, the previous Commissioner of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom added, “With your friends, it’s sometimes better to privately criticise than to publicly praise. It’s good geopolitics. Because there are plenty of people around the world who want to demonstrate that this is the twilight of democracy; it is not the twilight of democracy, it is the new dawn of democracy. So I disagree with the sentiment of the former President.”

Obama sparks row throughout Modi’s US go to

In an interview with CNN information host Christiane Amanpour, Obama advised that the Indian Prime Minister have to be instructed by the Biden administration about defending the ‘Muslim minority in a majority Hindu India.’ He additionally hinted at one other ‘partition’ of India, underneath the Modi authorities.

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi (L) with Former US President Barack Hussein Obama

He mentioned, “If President (Joe Biden) meets with Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi, the protection of Muslim minority in a majority Hindu India is something worth mentioning.”

Barack Obama additionally claimed, “If I had a conversation with Prime Minister Modi, then, part of the conversation would be that if you do not protect the rights of minorities, then there is a strong possibility that India at some point starts pulling apart…That would be contrary to the interests of India.”

Nirmala Sitharaman’s retort

Finance Minister of India Nirmala Sitharaman in a fierce retort reminded the previous US President that 6 Muslim nations have been bombed by the US underneath his rule.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Source: ANI)

“It was surprising that when the PM was visiting the US and telling people about India, a former US President (Barack Obama) was making a statement on Indian Muslims…I am speaking with caution, we want a good friendship with the US, but they comment on India’s religious tolerance. Perhaps 6 Muslim-dominated countries were bombed due to him (Obama)…More than 26,000 bombs were dropped,” she had mentioned.